Tensions continue in northern Kosovo amid ban on vehicles with Serbian license plates

JARINJE, KOSOVO - SEPTEMBER 27: Tension between Serbia and Kosovo is ongoing after the latter's ban on vehicles with Serbian license plates. Footage shows police and people in Jarinje village of northern Kosovo - the administrative crossing between Kosovo and Central Serbia. Many vehicles and trucks are seen on the road. Kosovo's Interior Ministry said last week that vehicles with Serbian license plates are not allowed to cross the border and drivers would need to have a temporary plate. The ministry pointed out that a free traffic circulation agreement signed between the two countries in 2016 expired on Sept. 15. Temporary license plates were placed on windshields and rear windows of vehicles while original plates were covered. Prime Minister Kurti said the decision was not aimed at Serbs in Kosovo. "Our aim is not provocation or instability. Everything that is done is lawful. We are only implementing what is required of an expired agreement," he said. But President Vucic said Pristina has violated every agreement up to now. The former Serbian province of Kosovo declared independence in February 2008 and is recognized by more than 100 countries, including the US, UK, France, Germany and Turkey. Belgrade, however, still claims Kosovo as a breakaway province. (Footage by Erkin Keci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)